One wrong step can be decisive Croatia either Albaniawho face each other this afternoon (3:00 pm) on the second day of group B of European Cupafter they both fall at first.
On paper anyone would say that the choice of Zlatko Dalic It is the clear favorite, but the image seen against Spain, which is far superior, leaves the rivalry more even. Especially the opposite happened to Dortmundwhere Albania gave more war than expected in Italy, continued and almost tied in one of the last plays, but king Manag He misses her.
The defeat of Croatia may have consequences. It has been discussed Dalic He could decide to make some tweaks to the eleven, which certainly didn’t work against De la Fuente’s team, who made merits so that the Balkans could compete as usual. Can not Vlasic one of the chosen ones, as he missed the Euro Cup due to injury. Doubts are not focused on everyone Luka Modric. It is expected that his ’10’ this time, against a team that should not take the initiative, will be the leader of the Croatians, who will enjoy more possession than they enjoyed against Spain. And even if this condition exists, everything points to the hitherto ‘untouchable’ Marcelo Brozovic is going to pay the consequences of his gray debut at Euro 24. It is assumed that it is Mario Pasalic, a player with greater mobility and deployment, whoever takes his place. It is not the only new face in the Croatian eleven, because of the disappointing performance of Pongracicthe most notable, will send him to the bench to be replaced by Erlic.
Albania, for his part, came with full confidence in what he was doing despite the loss against Italy. So also Sylvinho He won’t make many changes to his starting eleven, which could be exactly the same. The biggest question is whether to enter King Manajwith some good minutes on the field, but it seems unlikely that he will decide to sit out Broja, one of its references. Of course, the Chelsea striker has to take a step forward because he didn’t shine against Italy, like Asllaniwhich is expected to make differences compared to Croatia.
Source: La Verdad
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